LifeHouse Ministries opened their doors for the First Annual Barbecue Benefit at 6 p.m. July 6. They served approximately 85 people who enjoyed barbecue brisket and sausage, all the fixings and homemade desserts in the backyard of the ministry location at 813 N. Trenton St. in Ruston.
The crowd enjoyed music provided by Rod Allen Payne on the keyboard and Lawrence Gibbs on saxophone.

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I’m across Dallas at Susan and Jonathan’s (my grandchildren). I’ve been sitting with their new nanny for baby Sydney. After three months’ leave, Susan had to go back to work this past Monday. Nanny Rita and I finally got Susan out the door. However, by 2:30 p.m., she was back home. Somehow, I wasn’t surprised.

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“Living in the Spirit” class at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday will help you understand the Holy Spirit’s role in your life. Children’s church at 10:45 a.m. will teach your children to know God and the Bible. Nursery up through age 3 is provided on Sundays at 10:45 a.m. and by request on Sunday night and Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Our sixth-12th grade youth ministry is growing. Join us at 6 p.m. Sundays. We also invite you to come pray with us. For more information, call 255-8932 or email fishin4men@bellsouth.net.
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Entergy Louisiana customers could receive a refund in 2013.
Jim Pesnell, customer service manager for Entergy Northwest Louisiana, said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating whether Entergy Louisiana paid too much for power coming in from states outside of Louisiana, such as Arkansas or Mississippi.

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Mike Anderson, also known as “The Dulcimer Guy,” will conduct two performances at the Library Events Center on Tuesday,. One show will be at 2 p.m. for children and again at 6 p.m. for adults and families.
Anderson is a teacher, author and musician. The performance will feature many musical instruments, including jaw harp, dulcimer and nose flute. Anderson will lead sing-alongs, tell stories and show how he plays his different instruments.

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A man from Arkansas was killed on Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in Union Parish.
Shortly after 4 p.m., troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 167 approximately one mile north of Lillie that claimed the life of an Arkansas man.

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DUBACH — The Town of Dubach agreed not to give five employees raises at their monthly meeting Monday night, instead electing to table the discussion until after the town elects its new mayor in November.
The council had on the agenda plans to raise five of their employees’ pays slightly, but the group decided to table the measure because the town did not have enough money, and the council wanted to wait until the new mayor for Dubach was elected later this year to decide if a raise was necessary.

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Living well means different things to different people, so the July edition of Living Well magazine — which will come out in Sunday’s Ruston Daily Leader — is packed with a variety of stories to pique readers’ interests.
To many people, summer is a time to relax and recoup before jumping into the frenzy that is the fall.
These days, relaxing for most people takes on a digital gleam, whether individuals fire up a computer to play a game, browse pictures from loved ones or to catch up on their favorite television show.

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BATON ROUGE — The Executive Committee of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System met in Baton Rouge Thursday to initiate a nationwide search for the eighth UL System president. The goal is to select a new leader by the end of August when current UL System President Randy Moffett is set to retire.
“I know this is an ambitious schedule, but, as with all of our searches, it is flexible and intended to give us a framework. We are going to find the right person for this job with all due haste, but let me be clear that expedition will not overcome quality,” said UL System Board Chair Wayne Parker.

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Orientation was the first time nursing student Katie Weaver stepped foot on her new college campus.
Weaver, a transfer student from Northwestern State in Natchitoches, enrolled at Louisiana Tech University without ever seeing the Lady of the Mist, walking through Centennial Plaza or stepping a toe in the Intramural Center.
“This is a lot bigger than where I was going to school,” said Weaver, who plans to commute from her hometown of Castor. “It’s going to take some time to get used to.”

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